Overview

• Russia’s Defense Ministry reported shooting down 81 Ukrainian UAVs between 15:00 on September 22 and midnight on September 23 over multiple regions and the Black Sea, including the Moscow area and Crimea.
• Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said air defenses intercepted successive drones over the capital through late Monday and into early Tuesday, with emergency crews working at debris sites.
• Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said eight civilians were wounded in drone strikes, including residents in Belgorod city and nearby districts.
• At the UN Security Council, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski warned that Poland will down any rockets or aircraft that enter its airspace without authorization, following recent reported incursions.
• Russian military-aligned accounts said forces who took Novoivanovka in Zaporizhia captured 18 Ukrainian servicemen and encountered improvised explosives and drone-dropped munitions during the operation.